Puerto Rico, 2017

Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, April 14 to 16, 2017

April 14 to 16, 2017 · NWS SJU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Scattered showers developed across the interior section of PR. Rainfall amounts were from between up to two inches in localized areas.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.

Scattered showers developed across the interior section of PR. Rainfall amounts were from between up to two inches in localized areas.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Utuado

When
April 14, 2:23 PM AST to April 16, 6:00 PM AST
Where
Utuado County, 3.24 mi N of Utuado to 3.54 mi SSW of Utuado
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
18.317, -66.696

Heavy rains caused mudslide/debris flow on PR-10. The road was closed and the families were stranded due to washed out roads. No fatalities reported.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 688552.